Vascular Surgery

The UK HealthCare Vascular and Endovascular Surgery team offers a comprehensive array of treatment plans that varies from conservative management of the causes and risk factors of vascular disease to complex open and endovascular approaches. The types of vascular problems addressed include, but are not limited to:

• Thoracic and abdominal aneurysms
• Carotid disease
• Renal artery disease
• Lower extremity arterial insufficiency

The UK Vascular Surgery Vein Institute, located at UK Good Samaritan Hospital, provides comprehensive management of venous disorders. A Wound Care Clinic is also offered at Good Samaritan Hospital.

Specialties:

Risk factors for vascular conditions

A risk factor is anything that may increase a person's chance of developing a disease. Risk factors associated with vascular diseases include circumstances that can be changed or treated and factors that cannot be changed.  Read about the risk factors here.

Vascular surgery resources

Find answers to your health-related questions on a variety of vascular topics. These animations and quizzes contain helpful information and a list of related resources on topics related to vascular surgery.

Animations of common procedures: 

• Aneurysm 
• Peripheral Vascular Disease 
• Stroke Treatment 

Interactive quizzes: 

Stroke Quiz 

Advances & Insights Cardiovascular Publication

This monthly publication provides up-to-the-minute medical news along with commentary from a UK HealthCare expert to help you understand it.  

• Read it online 
• Cardiology topics